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Health and Social Care

ippr undertakes a broad range of research projects,aiming to assist policymakers and practitioners in delivering more effective health services.

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Publications

When I’m 94: How to fund care for an ageing population

When I’m 94: How to fund care for an ageing population

Author: ippr and PwC
Publication Date: 18 March 2010
Price: Free
Integrating Health and Social Care Budgets A case for debate

Integrating Health and Social Care Budgets
A case for debate

Author: Olga Mrinska
Publication Date: 15 February 2010
Price: Free
Public Service Paradox: The final report of the Commission on Public Sector Reform in the North East

Public Service Paradox:
The final report of the Commission on Public Sector Reform in the North East

Author: Commission on Public Sector Reform in the North East
Publication Date: 29 October 2009
Price: Free
Policies for Peace of Mind? Devolution and older age in the UK

Policies for Peace of Mind?
Devolution and older age in the UK

Author: James McCormick, Eleanor McDowell and Andrew Harris
Publication Date: 12 October 2009
Price: Free
Towards a smarter state

Towards a smarter state

Author: ippr & pwc
Publication Date: 11 September 2009
Price: Free
Now It’s Personal:  Personal advisers and the new public service workforce

Now It’s Personal:
Personal advisers and the new public service workforce

Author: Clare McNeil
Publication Date: 17 June 2009
Price: Free
Expectations & Aspirations:  Public attitudes towards social care

Expectations & Aspirations:
Public attitudes towards social care

Author: ippr
Publication Date: 28 May 2009
Price: Free
Prospects for More Local, More Personalised Public Services: A North East perspective

Prospects for More Local, More Personalised Public Services: A North East perspective

Author: Duncan Hiscock and Sue Stirling
Publication Date: 19 January 2009
Price: Free
Older People and Wellbeing

Older People and Wellbeing

Author: Jessica Allen
Publication Date: 24 July 2008
Price: Free
Private Spending on Healthcare

Private Spending on Healthcare

Author: Joe Farrington-Douglas and Miguel Castro Coelho
Publication Date: 25 June 2008
Price: Free
Just Care?  A fresh approach to adult services

Just Care?
A fresh approach to adult services

Author: Sophie Moullin
Publication Date: 01 June 2008
Price: Free
Care in a New Welfare Society:  Unpaid care, welfare and employment

Care in a New Welfare Society:
Unpaid care, welfare and employment

Author: Sophie Moullin
Publication Date: 23 December 2007
Price: Free
Public Services at the Crossroads

Public Services at the Crossroads

Author: Edited by Richard Brooks
Publication Date: 24 September 2007
Price: £12.95
Great Expectations: Achieving a sustainable health system

Great Expectations:
Achieving a sustainable health system

Author: Jennifer Rankin and Jessica Allen with Richard Brooks
Publication Date: 13 September 2007
Price: £8.95
An audit of public sector reform in the North East

An audit of public sector reform in the North East

Author: Jane Midgley and Sue Stirling
Publication Date: 05 September 2007
Price: Free
The Future Hospital: The politics of change

The Future Hospital:
The politics of change

Author: Joe Farrington-Douglas with Richard Brooks
Publication Date: 28 May 2007
Price: Free
Improving Our Health

Improving Our Health

Author: Lucia Durante
Publication Date: 09 February 2007
Price: Free
The Future Hospital: The progressive case for change

The Future Hospital:
The progressive case for change

Author: Joe Farrington-Douglas with Richard Brooks
Publication Date: 07 January 2007
Price: Free
Hospital Reconfiguration: an ippr briefing

Hospital Reconfiguration: an ippr briefing

Author: ippr
Publication Date: 11 September 2006
Price: Free
The Future of Public Services Regulation:  An ippr discussion paper

The Future of Public Services Regulation:
An ippr discussion paper

Author: ippr
Publication Date: 16 December 2005
Price: Free
A Mature Policy on Choice

A Mature Policy on Choice

Author: Jennifer Rankin
Publication Date: 17 November 2005
Price: Free
Equitable Choices for Health

Equitable Choices for Health

Author: Joe Farrington-Douglas and Jessica Allen
Publication Date: 16 November 2005
Price: £9.95
Mental Health in the Mainstream

Mental Health in the Mainstream

Author: Jennifer Rankin
Publication Date: 13 June 2005
Price: £9.95
Brave New Choices? Behavioural genetics and public policy

Brave New Choices?
Behavioural genetics and public policy

Author: Mike Dixon
Publication Date: 09 May 2005
Price: Free
A Good Choice for Mental Health

A Good Choice for Mental Health

Author: Jennifer Rankin
Publication Date: 23 March 2005
Price: Free
Mental Health and Social Inclusion

Mental Health and Social Inclusion

Author: Jennifer Rankin
Publication Date: 01 March 2005
Price: Free
Migration and Health in the UK  An ippr FactFile

Migration and Health in the UK
An ippr FactFile

Author: Rachel Kelly, Gareth Morrell and Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah
Publication Date: 01 February 2005
Price: Free
Fit for Purpose The reform of incapacity benefit

Fit for Purpose
The reform of incapacity benefit

Author: Kate Stanley with Dominic Maxwell
Publication Date: 06 December 2004
Price: £5.95
Developments and Trends in Mental Health Policy

Developments and Trends in Mental Health Policy

Author: Jennifer Rankin
Publication Date: 31 October 2004
Price: Free
Who Cares? Building the social care workforce

Who Cares?
Building the social care workforce

Author: Deborah Roche and Jennifer Rankin
Publication Date: 29 October 2004
Price: Free
Meeting Complex Needs The future of social care

Meeting Complex Needs
The future of social care

Author: Jennifer Rankin and Sue Regan
Publication Date: 03 October 2004
Price: £9.95
PCTs: An Unfinished Agenda?

PCTs: An Unfinished Agenda?

Author: Deborah Roche
Publication Date: 21 July 2004
Price: Free
Public Value and E-Health

Public Value and E-Health

Author: Jamie Bend
Publication Date: 01 July 2004
Price: Free
Migration, Public Health and Compulsory Screening for TB and HIV: Asylum and migration working paper 1

Migration, Public Health and Compulsory Screening for TB and HIV:
Asylum and migration working paper 1

Author: Richard Coker
Publication Date: 20 November 2003
Price: £5.00
The Missing Million  Supporting disabled people into work

The Missing Million
Supporting disabled people into work

Author: Kate Stanley and Sue Regan
Publication Date: 01 September 2003
Price: £9.95
The Future Health Worker

The Future Health Worker

Author: Liz Kendall and Rachel Lissauer
Publication Date: 15 July 2003
Price: £9.95
New Practitioners in the Future Health Service

New Practitioners in the Future Health Service

Author: edited by Rachel Lissauer and Liz Kendall
Publication Date: 22 November 2002
Price: £10.00
A New Contract for Retirement

A New Contract for Retirement

Author: Richard Brooks, Sue Regan and Peter Robinson
Publication Date: 03 July 2002
Price: £14.95
A new contract for retirement:   Modelling policy options to 2050

A new contract for retirement:
Modelling policy options to 2050

Author: edited by Richard Brooks, Sue Regan and Peter Robinson
Publication Date: 15 April 2002
Price: £25.00
Age Old Attitudes  Planning for retirement, means-testing, inheritance and informal care

Age Old Attitudes
Planning for retirement, means-testing, inheritance and informal care

Author: Laura Edwards, Sue Regan and Richard Brooks
Publication Date: 12 November 2001
Price: £7.50
The Future Patient

The Future Patient

Author: Liz Kendall
Publication Date: 28 June 2001
Price: £7.50
What Business is the NHS in?

What Business is the NHS in?

Author: Bill New
Publication Date: 06 January 2000
Price: £7.50
Loving Smack or Lawful Assault: A Contradiction in human rights and law

Loving Smack or Lawful Assault:
A Contradiction in human rights and law

Author: Christina M. Lyon
Publication Date: 06 January 2000
Price: £7.50
Managing for Health

Managing for Health

Author: David J Hunter
Publication Date: 03 January 1999
Price: £7.50
Brave New NHS? The impact of the new genetics on the health service

Brave New NHS?
The impact of the new genetics on the health service

Author: Jo Lenaghan
Publication Date: 12 January 1998
Price: £7.50
Rethinking IT and Health

Rethinking IT and Health

Author: Edited by Jo Lenaghan
Publication Date: 11 January 1998
Price: £7.50
Why a National Health Service?

Why a National Health Service?

Author: Cam Donaldson
Publication Date: 06 January 1998
Price: £7.50
Voices Off  Tackling the democratic deficit in health

Voices Off
Tackling the democratic deficit in health

Author: L Cooper, A Coote and A Davies
Publication Date: 01 May 1997
Price: Free
Primary Health Care: A Prognosis

Primary Health Care: A Prognosis

Author: Duggan, Maria
Publication Date: 21 January 1997
Price: Free
Reporting the Public Health

Reporting the Public Health

Author: Anne Davies
Publication Date: 10 January 1997
Price: £6.50
Paying For Long Term Care

Paying For Long Term Care

Author: Richards, Edward
Publication Date: 29 February 1996
Price: £9.95
Rationing and Rights in Health Care

Rationing and Rights in Health Care

Author: Jo Lenaghan
Publication Date: 11 January 1996
Price: £7.50
New Agenda for Health

New Agenda for Health

Author: Anna Coote and David J Hunter
Publication Date: 10 January 1996
Price: £9.95
Can We Afford the NHS?  Future challenges in UK health care

Can We Afford the NHS?
Future challenges in UK health care

Author: Cam Donaldson, Anthony Scott and Sarah Wordsworth
Publication Date: 09 January 1996
Price: £4.95
Health Care Choices  Making decisions with children

Health Care Choices
Making decisions with children

Author: Priscilla Alderson and Jonathan Montgomery
Publication Date: 03 January 1996
Price: £7.50
Towards a High Trust NHS  Proposals for minimally invasive reform

Towards a High Trust NHS
Proposals for minimally invasive reform

Author: Stephen Harrison and Peter Lachmann
Publication Date: 01 January 1996
Price: £4.95
Building Social Capital

Building Social Capital

Author: Mai Wann
Publication Date: 01 January 1995
Price: £7.50
Rationing Health Care

Rationing Health Care

Author: S Harrison and D Hunter
Publication Date: 01 May 1994
Price: £7.50
Better Pensions For All

Better Pensions For All

Author: Bryn Davies
Publication Date: 01 January 1993
Price: £7.50
Health Before Health Care

Health Before Health Care

Author: Stephen Harrison, David Hunter et al
Publication Date: 01 June 1991
Price: £3.00